Diverted development of reproductive organs: A source of morphological innovation in land plants

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 206, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 161-174

  Crane, Peter R ^a   Kenrick, Paul ^b  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^b SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Lycopsids, Bennettitales, angiosperms; Morphological innovation, sterilization, modularity, dissociation, co option

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CYCADEOIDALES; EMBRYOPHYTA; LYCOPODIOPSIDA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0030952021     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00987946     Document Type: Article

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